Improve your health with an approach grounded in science and centered around dietary, lifestyle and natural healthcare solutions. You can feel better! We are happy to help.

Practical, Effective
Functional Health
We understand feeling sick and frustrated. You feel like you’ve tried everything, yet nothing seems to work. Perhaps your doctor doesn’t have the time or experience to offer you more than a prescription, or maybe you’ve seen a naturally-minded doctor who was unable to fully help.
With our decades of experience, we understand the causes of your symptoms and help you implement a personalized plan using a science-guided, natural approach.
Whether you’ve been sick for a long time or are simply looking to live your healthiest life, Dr. Ruscio, DC and his team of providers are here to partner with you to improve your health.
Why do patients choose us?
Put simply, because we strive to get you well, quickly and cost effectively. Integrative and functional health has become overly costly and often involves unnecessary testing and treatment, thus wasting a significant amount of a patient’s time and money. Additionally, some of the most popular tests and treatments used in this field are based on dogma, and not on sound science. This is why we’re committed to conducting research at the clinic in addition to treating patients.
Dr. Ruscio, DC and our clinical team do things differently. They have found that lab & supplement companies have influenced practice in the field, similar to how pharma has influenced conventional healthcare. In the below video series Dr. Ruscio, DC shares these insights so that you know what you should do, and what to avoid, in working to improve your health.
Patient Success Stories
Our mission at the Ruscio Institute for Functional Health is to bring affordable, effective, and science-based care to more people across the globe. We are pioneering how we approach care to ensure each patient receives a personalized and hands-on approach to healing
Below, find some of our most successful patient stories and case studies.
Patient Conversations
Game Changing Results
Idaho
Thyroid Nodule Success
California
Beating SIBO
Christine
Wyoming
Overcoming Brain Fog & Depression
Harman
California
The Clinical Team

Michael Ruscio, DC
Chief Health Officer, Head of Research, and CEO
Dr. Ruscio, DC is your leading functional and integrative clinician specializing in gut related disorders such as SIBO, leaky gut, Celiac, IBS and in thyroid disorders such as hypothyroid and hyperthyroid. He is a clinical researcher and best-selling author whose practical ideas on healing chronic illness have made him an influential voice in functional and alternative health. His work has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals and he speaks at integrative medical conferences across the globe. Dr. Ruscio, DC also runs an influential website and podcast with the goal of spreading his vision of practical and scientifically grounded functional health care.

Hannah Hamlin, DO

Joe Mather, MD, MPH&TM
Medical Director
Dr. Mather is a board-certified Family Practice physician and the Medical Director of the Ruscio Institute for Functional Health. He graduated from the Tulane University School of Medicine and the Tulane University School of Public Health in 2011 and completed his residency in 2014. He is passionate about delivering cost-effective and practical medical care with a focus on GI health and environmental toxicity. He spends a lot of time working with patients suffering from complex and chronic diseases. When he is not working with patients you will find him chasing his three small children, exercising or playing music.
